Sunday, July 12, 2015

Flossie (an original poem)

FLOSSIE


Flossie is my dentist and
her words ring in my head.
"This tooth of yours is necrotized
(in other words, it's dead.)

I'd really like to pull it 'cause
it's hanging by a thread.
Don't scream too loud, and don't bite me,"
is what my dentist said.










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8 comments:

  1. Mirka BreenJuly 12, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    Oh, biting the dentist is poetic justice.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 13, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    Cute, and a great name for a dentist!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 15, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    Ha, ha, that's hilarious, Barb.

    Susan

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    1. Barbara EtlinJuly 16, 2015 at 12:27 AM

      Thanks, Susan! :-)

      I hope to read some more of your poetry, soon. And your fiction, too, of course.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 20, 2015 at 11:43 AM

    Poor dentists. Is anyone ever happy to see them? Enjoyed the poem, (made me smile!), thanks for sharing.

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    1. Barbara EtlinJuly 20, 2015 at 12:20 PM

      Thanks, Angela!

      I was just having fun with the name, Flossie, here. Another dentist poem, "Something's Rotten," (a combination of three different dentists) is in ANTIQUE PIANO & OTHER SOUR NOTES. :-)

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